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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

First of all, the author would like to express his deepest gratitude to His
Excellency Dr. Myo Thein Gyi, Union Minister, Ministry of Education, for opening
the special course leading to the degree of bachelor of engineering at Technological
University (Yamethin).
The author would like to express his gratitude to Dr. Khin Mg Chin, Pro-rector
of Technological University (Yamethin), for his invaluable permission, support, and
guidance for carrying out the research work.
The author is deeply grateful Daw War War Cho, Lecturer and Head of the
Department of Civil Engineering, Technological University (Yamethin), for her
helpful suggestions and kindness.
The author is extremely grateful to his supervisor Daw Wai Wai Lwin,
Lecturer and his co-supervisor, Daw Khin Phyu Phyu Aung, Lecturer, Department of
Civil Engineering, Technological University (Yamethin) for their careful guidance,
necessary and valuable advice, and sharing their knowledge.
The author would like to thank the members of the broad examiners, Daw
Kyawt Kay Khaing, Assistant Lecturer, Department of Civil Engineering, and
Technological University (Yamethin).
The author also thanks all teachers from Department of Civil Engineering,
Technological University (Yamethin), for their helpful suggestions and kindness.
Finally, the author is deeply thank to his family and friends for their support
and encourage to attain his destination without any trouble.
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ABSTRACT

This thesis presents a part of the results of an ongoing laboratory work carried
out to design the compressive strength of concrete made with fly ash and pozzolans as
the admixture and substitute for cement. The strength variations of concrete depend
upon the influence of fine aggregates, coarse aggregates, fly ash and pozzolans. The
concrete ingredients are cement, fine aggregates, coarse aggregates, water, fly ash and
pozzolans.
Cement used in this test is SCG (ASTMC-150 type I cement). Sand from
Pyin-Bon-Gyi Village, Bago Division and aggregates from Taung-Villa Village,
Mandalay Division are used for the study Fly ash from Ti Kyit Coal Industry, Shan
State and Pozzolans from Poppa Mountain, Kyauk-Padaung Township are used.
Purified water is used to increase the strength of the concrete. The water cement ratio
0.5 is used in this research.
The study specializes the compressive strength and slump tests for three
cement ratios such as 1:2:4, 1:1½:3 and 1:3:6.The specimens such as cement 100%
cement, 80% cement and 20% fly ash, 70% cement and 30% fly ash, 80% cement and
20% pozzolan and 70% cement and 30% pozzolan are tested. These specimens are
casted and cured in water for 7 days and 28 days at the temperature between 27 .C and
30.C. In slump test, the slump thickness varies from the minimum 0.2 inch to the
maximum 0.6 inch for all concrete. The compressive strength of 1:1½:3 concrete
using fly ash 20% and 80% cement is better than that of other concrete. In this study,
target mean strength is 15 MPa and above for 7 days.